diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-hard-float.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-hard-float.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc8cc3f920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-hard-float.d
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#source: eabi-hard-float.s
+#as:
+#ld: -r
+#readelf: -h
+# This test is only valid on ELF based ports.
+# not-target: *-*-*coff *-*-pe *-*-wince *-*-*aout* *-*-netbsd *-*-riscix*
+# Check that we set the hard-float ABI flag directly
+
+ELF Header:
+#...
+  Flags:                             0x5000400, Version5 EABI, hard-float ABI
+#...
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-hard-float.s b/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-hard-float.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d49794be8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-hard-float.s
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+	.cpu cortex-a9
+	.fpu vfpv3
+	.eabi_attribute Tag_ABI_VFP_args, 1
+	.file	"eabi-hard-float.s"
+	.globl	_start
+	.type	_start,%function
+_start:
+	.size	_start,.-_start
+
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-soft-float-ABI4.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-soft-float-ABI4.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..180482626e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-soft-float-ABI4.d
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#source: eabi-soft-float.s
+#as:
+#ld: -r
+#readelf: -h
+# This test is only valid on ELF based ports.
+# not-target: *-*-*coff *-*-pe *-*-wince *-*-*aout* *-*-netbsd *-*-riscix*
+# if we compile for EABI ver4, ld should *not* set either of the float ABI flags
+
+ELF Header:
+#...
+  Flags:                             0x4000000, Version4 EABI
+#...
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-soft-float-r.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-soft-float-r.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..262d4829b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-soft-float-r.d
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#source: eabi-soft-float.s
+#as:
+#ld: -r
+#readelf: -h
+# This test is only valid on ELF based ports.
+# not-target: *-*-*coff *-*-pe *-*-wince *-*-*aout* *-*-netbsd *-*-riscix*
+# if we call "ld -r", it should *not* set either of the float ABI flags
+
+ELF Header:
+#...
+  Flags:                             0x5000000, Version5 EABI
+#...
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-soft-float.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-soft-float.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6cc7086ccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-soft-float.d
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#source: eabi-soft-float.s
+#as:
+#ld: -r
+#readelf: -h
+# This test is only valid on ELF based ports.
+# not-target: *-*-*coff *-*-pe *-*-wince *-*-*aout* *-*-netbsd *-*-riscix*
+# Check that we set the soft-float ABI flag directly
+
+ELF Header:
+#...
+  Flags:                             0x5000200, Version5 EABI, soft-float ABI
+#...
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-soft-float.s b/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-soft-float.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f23fb17a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-arm/eabi-soft-float.s
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+	.cpu cortex-a9
+	.fpu vfpv3
+	.eabi_attribute Tag_ABI_VFP_args, 0
+	.file	"eabi-soft-float.s"
+	.globl	_start
+	.type	_start,%function
+_start:
+	.size	_start,.-_start